Re: Whole House Heating Control

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Wilkins wrote:
> One comment against though, it looks like the shape of the TRV head
makes
> fitting quite restrictive - looks like you have to have your existing
TRV
> "sticking out forwards" rather than "sticking
upwards".  If you have the
> valve upwards then the wireless head will stick out into the room (and
no
> doubt get bashed).  As this pic on the website seems to show :
> http://www.house-intelligence.co.uk/images/content/househeat/househeat_girl.jpg
>

Surely you could just rotate it through 90 degrees and attach it nline
with the radiator?

> Still, good to seem something better than TRVs but simpler than CMZone
> become more "mass market available" just reading forums like
diynot it seems
> that TRVs are still "the recommended step up" for most
people that want to
> improve their heating.
>

Horrid isn't it. TRVs are such a fundamentally flawed design...

Jim


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